Android: Tasker is still our favorite tool for creating custom, automated actions for your Android phone, and the new beta makes it even better by letting you export your customizations as standalone apps.

The new feature, called App Factory, has two modes: a beginner mode, that attempts to configure the app for you, and an advanced mode that lets you dig into other options for the final product. The resulting app won't need Tasker to work, which means you can easily send it to your Android-using friends or even put it up on the Google Play Store. It's a great way to send your Tasker automations to friends that don't use Tasker . You'll need the beta version of Tasker to try out the app factory, so download it here, and check out Tasker's instruction manual for more info on how to make your own apps.

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Update: We originally said that you couldn't export full automations, just actions, but this is incorrect. You can export anything you want from Tasker: simple actions, full profiles, or anything else—if you can do it with Tasker, you can do it with your app. Sorry for the confusion.